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E. C. GORDON.

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Y -wa l IMPROVEMENT IN FENCE.

E. C. GORDON, 0F SEYASTOPOL, INDIANA. Letters Patent No. 60,174, dated December 4, 1866.

SPECIFICATION- TO ALL `WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. Gonnorgi, of Sevastopol, in the county of Kosciusko, and State of Indiana,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fence; vand I do hereby declare that the following is a f ull, clear, i

and exactV description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art lto make and use the saine, refere'nce being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of my improved fence, a part being broken away to show the construction.

Figure 2 is an end'view of the same. y p

Figure 3 is a detail side view of one of the keys by which the wire guys are connected to the fence'.

Similar lettersof reference indicate like parts. i p, p

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved fence, simple in construction, strong and durable. And it consists, iirst, in the combination of wire guys, keys, wedges, and anchoring-blocks with each other and with the fence panels; and, second, in the combination of the supporting blocks of baked clay with the panels of the fence,'the whole being constructed and arranged in the mannerhereinafter' more fully described.

A are the panels, the horizontal bars, al, of which maybe made of boards, planks, rails, or other suitable material, and they are connected and held in their proper' relative positions by the vertical barsfaz, nailed, pinned, or otherwise secured across their ends, 'as shown in figs. 1 and 2. The lower ends of the vertical bars, a2, projectdownward a little belowthe lower-edge of the lowest horizontal bar, al," as shownin figs. 1 and 2, so as to leave a'space between them for the reception of the upwardly projecting ridge of the supporting blocks.- The supporting blocks, B, are made of baked clay, and have a ridge formedn along` their upper sides, which enters `the space between the lower ends of the vertical bars, a2, of the panels, and secures the lower part of therfence from being `moved from its place by side pressure. C are keys, the lower edges of which are notched for the reception`of the wire ruys, D, as shown in iig. 3, and the ends of which are inserted in the spaces between the vertical and horizontal bars of the contiguous panels, A, as shown in fig. 1. The central part of the wire guys, D, is wound around the k'eys, C, asshown in igs. 1 and 2,' and to their ends are attached bricks or wooden blocks, E. Either i bricks or wooden blocks may be used, but I prefer to use bricks, or other mineral blocks, as not liable to'decay from exposure to moisture. These blocks, E, are buried in the ground on each side of thefence, and the wire guys, D, are of such a length as to allow the said blocks to be buried from a foot-to sixteen inches deep; f This construction prevents the guys from being s lackened by the action ofthe frost,'as is the case when the lower ends of the said guys are attached to stakes driven into the ground.- The guys are then tightened by wedges, F, driven between the lower edges of the keys, C, and the upper edges of the horizontal bars, al, above which the said keys, C, are placed, as shown in gs. 1 and 2. The notches on the lower edges of the keys, C, in which the turn 'of the wire rests, enable the wedges, F, to p be driven in easily and tightlywithout interfering with or being obstructed by thesaidwires, D. i

What I claini as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. lThe combination of the wire guys D, keys C, wedges F, and anchoring-blocks Ewith each other and with the panels A of the fence, when said guys, keys, wedges, and blocks are constructed and arranged substantially as herein described and for the purpose set forth; and,

2.. Theeornbination of the supporting blocks B, with the panels A, of thefence, when said blocks are constructed substantially as herein described and for the purpose set forth. V,

` Y EDWARD C. GORDON.

Witnesses:

J. W. DUNLP, A. M. Tom.. 

